Infrared Thermography:

This technology is based on the principle that all operating equipment creates heat
due to the energy being used.

A thermal imager allows you to “see the heat”. Unlike an infrared thermometer that
only captures temperature at a single point; a thermal imager can capture temperatures
over a wide area. The captured thermal image shows a temperature profile as a two-dimensional
picture. This allows the technician to review the entire unit’s surface heat, and
diagnose it as either normal or abnormal. Thermal imagers can also store previous
and current images for comparison. Typically a digital visual image is also captured
and then all images are uploaded to a central database for reporting purposes.

Thermal applications:

Finding faulty terminations in high power electrical circuits

Locating overloaded circuit breakers in a power panel

Identifying fuses at or near their current rated capacity

Identifying problems in electrical switch gear

Monitoring bearing temperatures in large motors or other rotating equipment

Identifying “hot spots” in electronic equipment

Finding high temperature exposure areas

Building insulation voids

Faulty steam traps and leaks

Roof leaks

Infrared thermal images can be collected route-based, where an image is collected
on a specific number of points at a certain time-based interval.